1. Making The Most of Community
Resources and Field Trips
Prepared by:
Michelle H. Mantana
BEED II-B

2. 1.)Preliminary planning by the teacher
2.)Pre-planning with others going on the trip
3.)Taking the field trip itself
4.)Post-field trip follow up activities

3. For preliminary planning by the
teacher, Brown (1969) proposes the ff.
 Make preliminary contacts, a tour on final arrangements with the
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place to be visited.
Make final arrangements with the school principal about the
details of the trip: time, schedule, transportation
arrangements, finances, and permission slips from parents.
Make a tentative route plan, subject to later alteration based on
class planning and objectives.
Try to work out mutually satisfactory arrangements with other
teachers if the trip will conflict with their classes.
Prepare preliminary lists of questions or other materials which
will be helpful in planning with the students.

4. Pre-planning with others going on the
trip
 Discuss the objectives of the trip and write them down.
 Prepare a list of questions to send ahead to the guide of the study
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trip.
Define safety and behavior standards for the journey there and for
the field trip site itself.
Discuss and decide on ways to document the trip. Everyone is
expected to take notes.
List specific objects to be seen on their way to the site, on the site
of the field trip and on their way home from the site.
Discuss appropriate dress. Comfortable shoes for walking are
important.
Before the trip, use a variety of learning materials in order to give
each student a background for the trip.

5.  Distribute route map of places to be observed.
 Upon arriving at the destination, teacher should check the
group and introduce the guide.
 Special effort should be made to ensure that:
-the trip keeps to the time schedule
-the students have the oppurtunity to obtain answers to
questions
-the group participates courteously in the entire trip
-the guide sticks closely to the list of questions.

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These are questions we can ask after the field trip to
evaluate the field trip we just had.
Could the same benefits be achieved by other materials? Was
it worth the time, effort, and perhaps, extra money?
Were there any unexpected problems which could be
foreseen another time? Were these due to
guides, students, poor planning, or unexpected trip
conditions?
Were new interests developed?
Should the trip be recommended to other classes studying
similar topics ?

7. Educational Benefits Derived from a
Field Trip
Field trips can be fun and educational when they are
well executed. They offer us a number of educational
benefits:
1. Acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are
rooted on concrete and rich experiences.Field trips are
oppurtunities for rich and memorable experiences which are
fundamental to learning that lasts.
2. Field trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom.The
real-world connection is more work but the benefits of
broadening teaching beyond textbooks far outweigh the little
bit of time it takes from a teacher`s schedule.

8. 3. Field trips have a wide range of application. It is not only
meant for children. It is for adults also. It is not only meant
for the social science subjects. It is for all other subjects as
well.
4. The field trip ‘‘can nurture curiosity; build a zest for new
experiences, and a sense of wonder.’’

9.  It is costly
 It involves logistics
 It is extravagant with time
 Contains an element of uncertainty

10. These can be persons and places in the community.